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Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Details of stained glass windows, Canterbury Cathedral. File includes slides HT.3, HT.94, HT.97, HT.104, HT./H.106, HT.110, HT.112, HT.113, HT/H.121; Q.6, Q.8, Q.10; S.25a-c. HT.3 labelled Becket's crown.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Great Malvern interior and details of stained glass windows. P.37 Malvern Priory, general view, East window. P.124 Malvern Priory - creation window in holy chapel, large scale detail, God appearing to Abraham.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Includes details of stained glass windows at Bourges Cathedral, Bourges, France (AU.122); Musée de Cluny, Paris (St Timothy), Paris (AU.126); and St George's Church, Hanover Square, London (AU.130).
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Unidentified details of stained glass windows.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)?Plan of York Minster showing five western bays 1400-1420, four eastern bays 1361-1400, and the tombs of Archbishop Bowett d.1423, Wolveden Treasurer d.1432 and Prebendary Parker d.1423; Stained glass relating to martyrdoms, including the Bowett window (?York Minster), the murder of Becket in the fourth window from the east in the South Aisle of Lady Chapel (?Canterbury Cathedral), and a list of martyrdoms.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The window is entitled 'Christ of the Doctors.' Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)It is unclear whether these windows relate to the Merchant Adventurer's Hall or the Merchant Taylor's Hall. Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)For Percy J Hibbert. Some of the plates are particularly badly damaged and will require conservation. Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Some of the plates are particularly badly damaged and will require conservation. Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The corner of one plate has broken off and is missing. Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Emblems and evangelists and Cawood Reredos.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Mrs Hodgkinson.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Reverend Trundle.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Decorated.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)For Reverend Horne. Cost £483.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Reverend Deane, Harswell.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)For John Ferguson Esquire, Ripon.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)E P Williamson Esquire.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Mrs William. 100 letters.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Folio 484. 139 letters.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Colour and black and white postcards showing stained glass windows in various cathedrals in the United Kingdom and Europe. Also contains a series of postcards hand annotated by J W Knowles relating to stained glass techniques (these appear to be photographic prints pasted onto blank postcards).
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The images are not identified however the numbers on the reverse of some images appear to be panel numbers. It is possible that these images relate to one of the windows in York Minster.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Bundle of handwritten notes and newspaper cuttings compiled by J W Knowles about the history of the street.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Bundle of handwritten notes and newspaper cuttings compiled by J W Knowles about the history of the Minster Yard and some of its residents.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Bundle of handwritten notes and newspaper cuttings compiled by J W Knowles about the history of High Ousegate, Low Ousegate, Blossom Street, Bridge Street and Micklegate. Includes one black and white photograph of E Knowles, chemist in Blossom Street.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Bundle of loose handwritten notes and newspaper cuttings relating to the history of Stonegate.
Bundle of loose handwritten notes and newspaper cuttings compiled by J W Knowles relating to the history of the Merchant Adventurers Hall and some of its prominent members. Includes four copies of the book 'The Merchant Adventurers of York'.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Bundle of newspaper cuttings compiled by J W Knowles, mostly relating to theatrical productions, as well as souvenir theatre programmes.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Includes:
Handwritten notes regarding York Hospitals, two famous York mariners, local illustrations of English history, notes on miracle plays and York Railway station, c.1950;
Volume relating to the Mount Girls School, 1858
Business cards for Cave and Sons, engravers, and John Beckett, pharmacist;
Declaration, rules and regulations of the St James's Westminster Loyal Volunteers, 1803;
Handwritten note regarding John Dechett, coach driver, 19th century;
Two unidentified document seals, 19th century.
These items were found packaged with the remaining items in the Knowles archive, however their exact provenance cannot be ascertained.
The bundle comprises colour artwork for stained glass windows, war memorials and church fittings carried out by J W Knowles & Sons. Most of the images are mounted onto card.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Includes loose handwritten notes compiled by J W Knowles about composers whose works have been performed in York Minster. Also includes an index to another (as yet unidentified) volume.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Includes one loose note and one press cutting.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)An assortment of information about the York Musical Society, including information about a musical society ball, a list of rules, newspaper clippings and a list of members to the society from 1921-22.
A book of photographs and music, some of the pages at the front are loose.
Eight unopened printing blocks with images of the contents on the outside of each packet.
The plates are very small and fragile, and each is individually wrapped in paper.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The blocks vary in the details that they show, and may be from a number of different windows.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Includes two sketchbooks containing pencil drawings of J W Knowles, apparently as family holidays, as well as one volume of coloured and pencil sketches for window commissions.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The house, 'Beach-holme', was the family holiday home of J W Knowles and his family for a number of years.
Includes:
Visitors book to the house featuring photographs of the building and notes from visitors who came to stay. Included amongst the signatures are the parents of English artist and sculptor Barbara Hepworth;
Letter re income tax on the property, 1910;
Newspaper cuttings book re Robin Hood's Bay and Whitby (including details of author Leo Walmsley who used to stay in the area and played cricket with J W Knowles); 1905-1964.
Containing a York Arts Guild catalogue of the First Annual Exhibition of members works, and a pamphlet about York Life School study sessions.
Volumes of handwritten notes regarding the stained glass windows in York Minster. The first volume is prefaced by the following: 'The following notes formed the first draft for a work on the Stained Glass of the Minster by the late J W Knowles. They were collected, arranged and presented to the Library by his Executors. An amended copy including all his original sketches and drawings for illustration is in the Victoria & Albert Museum Library.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Loose newspaper cuttings which had not yet been bound into volumes.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Information regarding services and recitals as well as copies of illuminated texts and newspaper cuttings. Also includes a bundle of letters.
Books about the restoration of York Minster.
Some blank music sheets as well as some handwritten music and verses.
Also includes handwritten accounts from 1859 to 1899.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Bundle of printed articles and newspaper cuttings regarding stained glass in both England and abroad. It is thought that these articles may have informed J W Knowles' publications.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Illustrations, magazines and newspaper cutting regarding stained glass.
Newspaper clippings and notes about glass painting and stained glass.
Newspaper cuttings about glass making and painting.
Handwritten notes about details of windows, includes some illustrations.
Includes:
Newspaper cutting from The Observer entitled 'The Vatican', 17th February 1916.
Newpaper cutting from The Daily Mail entitled 'The Letters of an Englishman. Mr Purdy sees through it', 26th January 1918. Includes observations following a speech delivered at Nottingham on the war with Germany.
14 copies of the front page of The War Illustrated weekly newspaper, October 1915-January 1916.
'Ally Sloper's Half Holiday'. Bank Holiday edition of the Comic newspaper, 1st April 1899.
Miscellaneous handwritten short notes on a variety of subjects.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Includes twelve prints from woodcut drawings mounted onto card. The prints depict various scenes, including harvest time, wine making, bread making etc and show the figures in medieval dress.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Drawings of shields and goats with additional notes.
A collection of short works including 'Yorkshire Dialect, Dialogoues, tales, and songs', 'The Original Clock Almanack' by John Hartley, 'Medicinal Waters', 'Shakespeare Almanack' and 'Freemasonry in York'.
The book was published in 1801. Three slides show images from the book, the other two show text.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)One image depicts Science and Literature in the Middle Ages and is taken from Lacroix, whilst the other is of a window with roundels from the same publication.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The images were taken from the Clerestory, Cologne.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The images were used as illustrations in 'The Universal Magazine' and 'Glass Blowing magazine.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The images are labelled 'not intended to be worshipped, from Dr Fowler's mural paintings in All Saints Wakefield.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Example of repair piece: two different views of 15th century(?) female head; four different subjects got from two Cartoons - St William Window, York Minster: Panel 48. cures by holy oil exuding from shrine; Panel 62. blind and crippled coming to shrine.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Reproductions entitled 'The following comprise the whole of the items to be found in the Fabric Rolls which relate to Glass Painting as distinct from Glazing'; Accounts relating to Glass painting at York Minster 1371-1639 extracted from the Fabric Rolls [
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Medieval windows, showing various figures, one with halo?. One panel signed 'Ieffery Linton 1746'. 2 images.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Windows: 1) 17th century(?) male figure; figures with spears on horseback outside a city. 2) One male figure poised to stab another with an angel in the sky above them (Abraham and Isaac?) Dated 1544. 2 images.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Two plates of same image (just framed slightly differently.): reproduction of St Margaret's window, handwritten caption 'St Margaret's. Westminster. East Window. Reproduced from the composite photograph in the Victoria & Albert Museum by kind permission'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Three plates: Marwood crest and arms. (mis-spelling of motto on coat of arms, VIRTUTE NON ARMIO FIDO corrected to VIRTUTI NON ARMIS FIDO with incorrect letters scratched out and correct ones added).
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Two celluloid plates, showing upper part of the Parker window with medieval angel(?) figure; and lower part with bishops seated.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Two celluloid plates showing negatives of stained glass windows. 1) right hand light 4th from East in Lady Chapel 2) left hand light 4th from East in Lady Chapel.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Two half-plate enlargements of each. Two glass plate negatives: photos of a garden (possibly the York Medical Society?).
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Nine glass plate negatives showing various medieval stained-glass windows of Wragby Church.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Four glass plates: reproduction of memorial to Barbara & Elizabeth Davyes; photo image of stone carving, three male(?) figures, one bearded and crowned; photo image, stone carving of armoured saint(?) with halo, shield and sword, surrounded by angels; pho
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Two contact panels of each contrasting paper. Two plates. Plate 1: section of border depicting monkey's funeral; section of border depicting man with horse, woman chasing animal with bird in its mouth, demon/monkey(?) with bird. Plate 2: section of border
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